The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-15
A PERPLEXED SULTAN.
QUEEN VIC AWAITING HIS ROYAL
TRADE.

Additional Taxation Bills for Germany
Recovery-TheB Bourse Quiet-Russia
Desires Help to Oppose the Anglo
Turkish Convention Bismarck's
Illness.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, June 14.-Sr Harry
Drummond Wolf, the British Ambassador
in connection with Egyptian affairs, has
notified the Porte that Queen Victoria has
appended her signature to the Anglo-Turkish
convention concerning Egypt and that her
majesty awaits the issue of the Sultan's
trade announcing the convention in force.
OPPOSING THE LIVERPOOL CORNER.
LIVERPOOL, june 14--ln connection with
the cotton spinnerS short time movement
favorable replies have been received from
the spinners representing 100000 spin
dies. A decision on the subject has been
deferred until Friday next.
GERMANY's NEW TAXATION BILLS.
BERLIN, June 1.-THE spirit tax bill was
passed by the Reichstag to-day. In the
course OF the debate Minister Won Scholz'
intmation that the taxation bills now be-
fore the house did not conclude the govern
ment'S scheme for the taxation reform, Herr
Won Beungsen said he fully trusted that the
present Reichstag would not have to deal
with any more taxation bills
THE EMPEROR RECOVERING.
1t is officially announced that Emperor
William is making remarkable progress to-
ward recovery. He rose at noon to-day and
passed the afternoon in his study, receiving
several reports from the government Off
cials.
BUSINESS ON THE BoURSE QUIET
Business was quiet ON the Bourse to-day.
Prices were very firm and there was frac-
tional advance in international securities.
RUssIA's CLEvERNESs.
The Russian government has made over
lures for joint opposition TO the Anglo
Turkish Convention, on the ground that it
interteres with the common right of the
Powers to Central Egypt and the Suez
Canal. Count Bismarck remains neutral.
COUNT BISMARCK ILL.
Count Bsmarck's condition has become
worse. He is afflicted with rheumatic pains,
which prevent his sleep. His doctors advise
rest and a change of climate. This illness,
however, prevents his travelling at present
FoRTIFYING THE NEUsE.
BRUSSELS June 1.-THE Chamber of
Deputies to-day by a vote of Sc to Al,
passed the bill for the fortifying of the
Neuse.
NO INTERNATIONAL TRADES CONGRESS.
LONDON, June 14-The Executive Com
mittee of the Trades Union Congress has
reported against the holding OF an inter
national trades congress, on the ground
that trades unionism in England has so
few points in common with the continental
trades Jnionism. Foreign trades unions
says the report, ''are not so organized
as to be able to send delegates whose
credentials would pass the scrutiny of the
English committee. The methods of the
English trades unionists are ridiculed and
elected by the foreign workmen. who want
the government to accomplish at a stroke
what has taken the English long period Of
self-effort to obtain Englisbmen are glad
TO see the hours of the foreign laborers short
ened and their wages increased, but they
find no hope of improving the position of
the English workers except by the efforts of
themselves.
WHEN DOCTORS DISAGREE.
The Pal Mall Gazette prints an inter
view with Mr. Morrell Mackenzie in which
the latter adheres to the opinion that the
swelling in the throat of the German Crown
Prince is simply warty growth. Doctors
authorize the announcement that unless
some change occurs, the Prince will be
absolutely restored to good health.
ITALY's AFRICAN MEASURES.
ROME, June 14--In the Chamber of Dep
uties today Gen. Viale, Minister OF War,
introduced bill providing for the credit of
S5,GOO,O00 for military operations in Africa.